Dr Conrad Murray, the disgraced doctor who was found guilty for the involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson, and was sentenced to serve a four-year prison sentence, has been granted an early release from Los Angeles County Jail.
Murray is set to be released from prison on October 28, having served less than half of his sentence.
Conrad Murray administered the fatal dose of anaesthetic Propofol which killed the King of Pop in June 2009. He was convicted in November 2011 and has spent his sentence in solitary confinement, but with access to a TV and mobile phone.
He has been granted early release for ‘good behavior’ behind bars and to ease the burden on the overcrowded California prison system.
A source told the Daily Mirror, “He has been a model inmate and the authorities have granted him an early release due to that good behaviour and the overcrowded California jail system.”
However, the decision to release Murray has infuriated MJ’s family. Michael’s mother Katherine said, “It is not right I will never be able to see my son again, while his mother can see him.”
The source added to the Mirror newspaper, “Murray is the killer of Michael in their eyes. He cost them their son and father. For him to get out in two years is an insult. They still feel he should have been tried for murder.”
